Whereas the Sony FES E-paper watch comes with 24 totally different design choices, its features are removed from being as in depth as its smartwatch counterparts.(Photograph : SONY)

It appears that evidently Sony has confirmed that its new FES e-paper watch — which was initially “blind”-examined beneath the fake-model “Trend Leisure” (therefore “FES”) — has an early December launch date, and that in a world of smartwatches, its essential features solely appears to incorporate a chic aesthetic, an e-paper face with e-ink watch arms and … telling time.

Nicely, not precisely. Priced at $ 240 USD, the Sony FES Watch has 24 totally different design choices that change the look of each the watch face and the band, the latter of which additionally has a band of e-paper operating alongside its floor, supported by a polycarbonate strap and fixed with a standard fold-over clasp. Weighing in at 43 grams, with a case 7.5 mm thick, the device, which was made attainable by way of an online crowdfunding marketing campaign in 2014, additionally comes with a two-yr battery life.

In line with Sony’s New Enterprise Creations Division, the FES’ goal is to “[merge] know-how with trend”; if that is the case, then Sony CEO Kazuo Hira’s promise to “proceed to make advances that make your life higher and … give you wow experiences,” which he said in a press launch issued in September.